Zathan Radix | Independent Philly

We felt like screaming with joy when we heard that Planet House was bringing Swanky Tunes to Philadelphia on Thursday, July 5th. Ironic because they were playing at Whisper in Rittenhouse Square.

Just one day after celebrating Independence Day in the city where America began, it was time for a Russian invasion in Philly.

It seemed like a heavy day of partying in the extreme heat on Wednesday kept the crowd at Whisper a little more thinned out than usual, but everyone who turned up was treated to a night of stellar house music (and had a great time in the process).

Aside from the headlining set by Swanky Tunes there was also a bevy of local support from DJs Amenzo & Speaker of the House, Johnny V, Zathan Radix, and Dirty Dave.

By the time Swanky Tunes hit the decks around midnight, a nice sized crowd had formed on the dance floor. The room could have been more packed or more empty and it wouldn’t have mattered. This was clearly a case of quality over quantity (of any size). The headliners threw down a tech infused house set that had everyone shaking their ass.

Need further proof? Check out some additional photos for your Swank bank below:

Lit Ultra Bar is one of the hottest new venues in the city and on Friday night, April 27th it played host to one of the hottest vocalists around, Nadia Ali.

Ali has been nominated for a Grammy, had a #1 hit on the Billboard charts, and has worked with many of the biggest DJs in the world. One thing she hadn’t done in her decade-plus of making killer club tunes was perform live in Philadelphia.

On Friday night, the guys at Planet House (with an assist from Element Events) changed that.

The doors opened just after 10:30pm and fans starting filing into the venue, buying up drinks and bottles, and getting down to an opening sets by DirtyDave, John G, & Zathan Radix.

Lit continued to fill in and around 1:00am Nadia Ali hit the stage (accompanied by two male dancers) and ran through a gauntlet of her hits as she danced around the stage in a sparkling dress. We apologize for the total lack of Nadia Ali photos but she insisted that she not be photographed.

The fun didn’t end when her performance was over as none other than world class DJ and producer Starkillers (Nick Terranova) took over on the decks and rocked the dance floor for the next two hours.